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<blockquote data-quote="KNERSIE" data-source="post: 248040" data-attributes="member: 4353"><p>I, too agree that that is indeed footrot. Here in South Africa, which is a very dry part of the world, we get more footrot cases in winter when the cattle has to walk on frosty ground than we get in wet conditions. Quite often it starts because there was a thorn or rock stuck between the hooves which broke the skin giving the opportunity for the infection to infiltrate.</p><p></p><p>cattle are also more proned to footrot if they are zinc deficient. So if you get more than one case in a short period of time, it would be wise to look into that.</p><p></p><p>Remember that footrot can cause temporary infertility in bulls due to the resulting high fever killing the sperm cells.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KNERSIE, post: 248040, member: 4353"] I, too agree that that is indeed footrot. Here in South Africa, which is a very dry part of the world, we get more footrot cases in winter when the cattle has to walk on frosty ground than we get in wet conditions. Quite often it starts because there was a thorn or rock stuck between the hooves which broke the skin giving the opportunity for the infection to infiltrate. cattle are also more proned to footrot if they are zinc deficient. So if you get more than one case in a short period of time, it would be wise to look into that. Remember that footrot can cause temporary infertility in bulls due to the resulting high fever killing the sperm cells. [/QUOTE]
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